Yahoo! Games

Latest Headlines

Matt Jones staked the very early clubhouse lead of the Sony Open in Hawaii with a bogey-free, 4-under-par 33-33=66 in his opening round.

Back on the PGA TOUR via Q School, the Aussie closed out 2012 with a T10 at his national open. Today at Waialae, he hit 13 greens in regulation en route to an eagle (at the par-5 ninth) and two birdies. All 18 of his hole-outs measured less than four feet.

Grayson Murray is dealing with the flu ahead of his appearance at this week's Honda Classic.

Murray shared an Instagram Story this afternoon saying, "When you have the flu and it's hot outside but you are freezing." He showed himself all bundled up with a hooded sweatshirt, despite the temperature reading 82 degrees. The big hitter finishes T8 in his latest start (AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am) but he now becomes a risky option if this flu bug lingers into tomorrow. Murray missed the cut in his Honda Classic debut last year. Gamers should consider alternative options if possible since an early-Thursday WD is not out of the question. If he is forced to WD before the start of the event, Ethan Tracy would be next in line as the first alternate.

World No. 11 Sergio Garcia makes his PGA TOUR season debut at The Honda Classic and heads out at 7:35 am ET in Round 1 with Justin Thomas and Daniel Berger.

In his previous four TOUR campaigns, the 38-year-old has methodically made the Honda his fourth start of the season. His last TOUR start was the TOUR Championship back in September, where he finished T10 and 21st in the FedExCup standings. The Spaniard went 16-for-17 last season with 10 top 25s and just three top 10s, his lowest top-10 total since 2012. Of course, one of those was the playoff win at the Masters, his first major title in his 74th overall major appearance and 19th Masters. Garcia is a perfect 7-for-7 at the Honda with four top 25s and two top 10s, highlighted by a solo 2nd in 2016, where he was a 54-hole co-leader with eventual champ Adam Scott. After the 2017 TOUR Championship, he's made eight worldwide starts, winning two times, including the Andalucia Valderrama Masters -- hosted by his foundation -- back in October, and the Singapore Open five weeks ago, his 21st international victory.

A combination of pedigree, course and current form makes Thorbjorn Olesen the odds leader at this week's Commercial Bank Qatar Masters at Doha GC.

The Dane, rated a 16/1 chance, is a four-time European Tour winner (three of those coming since October 2014) and finished 10th at the World Super 6 Perth last time after shooting 70-67-69 in the three strokeplay rounds before losing his opening six-hole clash in Sunday's matchplay. Olesen's past course form at Doha GC is of particular appeal as he followed up T22 in 2013 to take third in 2014 and improved again to finish runner-up in 2016. He admits to always enjoying windy conditions and that's usually the case in Qatar on this exposed layout. After T53 in Abu Dhabi and T29 in Dubai, Olesen gives the sense that something is building and this would be an obvious place for him to challenge for another title.

Rickie Fowler closed out his 54-hole lead at last year's Honda Classic and he returns this week for a chance to defend his title at PGA National's Champion Course.

Fowler was 0-for-4 in converting 54-hole leads before last year's big win. He has since added another none-conversion to that table, finishing T11 at this year's WM Phoenix Open after leading thru 54 holes. Gamers shouldn't be too worried about that fade as he arrives in great form. If we include the unofficial Hero World Challenge, he has positioned himself T11 or better after 16-of-18 rounds since the start of the 2017-18 season. With a win and two other top 10s on his Honda Classic resume, gamers should expect more of the same this week as Fowler plays in a home game. He should be considered an elite option in all fantasy formats this week.

T.J. Vogel cruised to a 7-under-par 31-33=64 during the open qualifier into this week's Honda Classic, earning him a spot in the field at PGA National.

The 27-year-old Floridian swallowed one bogey on Monday but camouflaged the square with six birdies and an eagle. Vogel took top honors at the Monday Q with Andrew Novak and Nathan Lashley finishing close behind (6-under 65). The final spot came down to three golfers who finished at 5-under 66. Jhared Hack returned on Tuesday morning to win a 3-for-1 playoff with Ben Polland and Adam Svensson getting eliminated. Svensson would have been an appealing sleeper at PGA National as he lapped the field during the 2015 Web.com Tour Q-School held on the property. Gamers should keep their expectations low for this crop of qualifiers as Vogel, Hack, and Novak, are a combined 0-for-8 in their PGA TOUR careers while Lashley is just 3-for-9 during his rookie campaign. The field of 144 golfers is now complete for this week's Honda Classic.

Jeunghun Wang returns to the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters at Doha GC in Qatar this week, 12 months on from his impressive victory in extra holes.

Last year Wang arrived in Qatar with a growing reputation after two ET wins in 2016, but his form in desert conditions was especially noteworthy. He had finished T2 in the Asian Tour's 2014 Dubai Open, T17 in the DP World Tour Championship and T11 in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. He opened 69-67 to tie the lead, added a Saturday 65 to grab a three-shot 54-hole edge and then won a three-man play-off when caught. Since then he's added four more Middle Eastern top 30s, the best of them when T6 in last month's Dubai Desert Classic, making up for the missed cut there last year, his only outright failure in the region. Finished T26 last week in Oman when his first round didn't fire and he was pushing thereafter. Given good fortune with his tee time there looks every reason for him to thrive again.

First-round co-leader and World No. 41 Tony Finau fashioned a 2-under-par 35-34=69 in the final round of the Genesis Open for a 72-hole tally of 10-under 274, up one place into a season-tying-best T2, two in arrears of overnight leader and champion Bubba Watson, who shot 69. UPDATE:Finau bumps eight spots to a career-high 33rd in OWGR.

The 28-year-old had little success at the Genesis coming in, cashing a T56 on debut in 2015 and missing the cuts in 2016 and 2017. This is his second career runner-up in 99 career TOUR events, joining a solo 2nd at the 2018 Safeway in Napa. The Utahan improves to 7-for-8 on the season with five top 25s and three top 10s, all in California. He also recorded a T6 two starts ago in San Diego. After opening in 66-71-68, Finau began T3, two back. Playing out of the penultimate threesome, he mustered four (of 14) fairways and hit 13 greens in regulation, gaining 3.081 strokes approaching-the-green. The one-time TOUR winner squared a lone bogey-5 at hole 7 (3-putt from 47'4"), outpaced by three circles at 3 (from 26'11"), 11 and 17. He recorded 2.000 putts per GIR and -1.230 SG: Putting, needing 31 total putts.

World No. 95 Kevin Na authored a 2-under-par 34-35=69 in the final round of the Genesis Open to post 10-under 274, up one place into a season-best T2, two adrift of overnight leader and champion Bubba Watson.

The 34-year-old improves to 9-for-15 at the Genesis with five top 25s and four top 10s, second straight, and third top 5. His best is solo 3rd in 2011 and finished T4 last year, and has now put eight straight in the red at Riviera CC. After kicking off in 68-70-67, the Las Vegas resident began T3, two back of Watson. Playing out of the penultimate threesome, he hit 11 (of 14) fairways and nine greens in regulation, gaining 0.612 strokes around-the-green, No. 1 in the latter with a cumulative 5.803. The one-time TOUR winner squared three bogey-5s at holes 7, 12 and 13, outflanked by five birdies at 1, 9, 10, 11 and 17, all from inside of eight feet. He posted 1.556 putts per GIR and 1.469 SG: Putting with 24 total putts. This is Na's ninth runner-up in 359 career TOUR events, first since T2 at the 2016 Shriners. He improves to 7-for-8 on the season with two top 25s (two straight) and one top 10.

Overnight leader and World No. 117 Bubba Watson tossed up a 2-under-par 36-33=69 in the Sunday's final round at Riviera Country Club to reach 12-under 272, good for a two-shot win over Kevin Na and first-round co-leader Tony Finau, and his third Genesis Open title in 12 appearances. UPDATE:Watson improves to 4-for-11 when leading/co-leading after 54 holes, three for his last four, and leapfrogs 77 spots to 40th in OWGR.

The 39-year-old, a pre-tourney 50/1 outright, claims his 10th PGA TOUR title in 279 career events, first since here in 2016 42 starts and 104 weeks ago. Overall, he improves to 7-for-12 at the Genesis with seven top 25s and three top 10s, all wins. After opening in 68-70-65, the Floridian began with a one-shot lead over 18- and 36-hole co-leader Patrick Cantlay. He hit nine (of 14) fairways and nine greens in regulation, losing 2.402 strokes approaching-the-green but gaining 1.194 off-the-tee and 1.738 around-the-green. The Georgia alum squared three bogeys at holes 3, 6, and 9, silenced by five circles at 1, 8, 11, 14 and 17, highlighted by a hole-out birdie-2 at 14 from a greenside bunker. He posted 1.778 putts per GIR and 1.852 SG: Putting with 26 total putts. Watson is now 5-for-6 on the season and his previous-best was T35 last week at the AT&T Pro-Am. It's his first top 10 on TOUR since T10 at THE NORTHERN TRUST (first FEC Playoffs event) last season.

Two-time past champion and World No. 35 Phil Mickelson navigated a 3-under-par 33-35=68 in the final round of the Genesis Open for a 72-hole total of 8-under 276, up seven places on the live leaderboard to T6, one swing short of clubhouse leader Scott Stallings. UPDATE:With play completed, Mickelson finished T6, four adrift of overnight leader and eventual champion Bubba Watson.

The Hall of Famer improves to 13-for-17 at Riviera CC with eight top 25s and five top 10s, first since T2 in 2012. He's now 6-for-7 on the season with five top 25s and four top 10s, three straight. After kicking off with 70-71-67, the Californian began T13 on 5-under, one shy of the overnight top 10. He hit seven (of 14) fairways and nine greens in regulation, gaining 0.942 strokes approaching-the-green and 2.504 around-the-green. The 47-year-old squared three bogeys at holes 4, 15 and 16, offset by six circles at 1, 5, 6, 10, 12 and 17, four conventional and adding two chip-in varieties at 10 and 12. He posted 1.556 putts per GIR and -0.139 SG: Putting with 24 total putts. This is the first time the ASU alum has recorded three straight top 10s on TOUR since 2009.

Joost Luiten slammed the door shut on his rivals, carding an assured final round of 4-under-par 35-33=68 to total 16-under 272 and win the inaugural NBO Oman Open at Al Mouj Golf in Muscat, two clear of Chris Wood.

A sixth European Tour title for the Dutchman and the first he has won outside September since June 2013. He completed it in clinical fashion, starting the day in a tie for the lead with Matthew Southgate and Julien Guerrier, neither of whom have won at this level and were rarely in contention on Sunday. Instead Luiten and his good friend Chris Wood jockeyed for the top spot. Early in the round the shorter man made three quick birdies at 2, 3 and 4, the latter from kick-in range to take top spot alone. Wood's birdies, plus back-to-back bogeys from Luiten at 7 and 8, changed their roles. But more red came at 12 and 13 for the eventual winner and when he converted a par breaker from 20'0" on the 16th shortly before Wood's bogey at 17 the destiny of the trophy was assured. "This is why you play golf, to hold trophies," he said. "I need another couple to make the Ryder Cup team."